Holly and Aaron come for a visit

My college roommate, Holly, came to visit along with her 9 month old son, Aaron, for about a week.  They flew in from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, which Blake affectionately calls the "frozen tundra of the north".  We had the most wonderful time doing a whole lot of.... well, nothing.  With all the babies going to bed by 7pm, long morning naps and then another 1-2 naps in the afternoon for Aaron and the girls, we did a lot of hanging out while everyone else slept!  Our big adventure was taking walks (we did this on 2 different days) to Chick-Fil-A for lunch since Holly doesn't get this fancy, mouth-watering cuisine in the frozen tundra.

Holly and I met our freshman year in college, 14 years ago, and we've been close ever since.  So simple things like hanging out drinking more coffee than we're used to and taking neighborhood walks, is my idea of a perfect time.

Caroline and Ellie were also very interested in Aaron.  They would hang out watching Aaron crawling around, eating in his high chair, or just making loud noises and belly-laughing.  Of course, I took almost no pictures while they were here, and I'm so bummed that I don't have any pictures of Holly loving on Caroline and Ellie, and Aaron affectionately patting their heads.  I was very sad to see them go, but it all just makes me look forward to the next time we can get together!

We miss you already, Holly and Aaron.

We enjoyed the outdoors - this time of year is Houston's most beautiful weather (70's, dry, no bugs).  Wisconsin was having a huge snow storm blow in the night before Holly was leaving.  The high for them right now is about 30 deg.

Can't get enough of that face.  Ellie sitting in the background.  

Getting all the kids lined up and ready to go.  Ellie is in the middle.